*I have decided to copy this issue integrally, as it shows where they were
dealing with. This is why this document is using so much data space, as I did
not want to loose photo quality. Most of the articles could very well have been
published in the late 1940s or early 1950s, without any changes! In my perception Radio Mentor periodicals are outstanding. Their articles are often
sound. I cannot judge all references they mention, especially in respect to what
occurred abroad. They rather frankly deal with what appeared in the enemy
countries. Not in respect to the warfare, as this is hardly being noticed, but
what happened in industry and that like. There is no trace of animosity against
their actual enemy. Very noticeable is also their paper quality up to mid 1944
(a kind of glossy paper, although in 1944 paper quality tended to be less good). In contrast to the paper quality of, for instance, Funkschau. The abbreviation R.W. means Rolf Wigand, a very respected author and
radio ham in those days (when you have activated this hyperlink
please scroll a bit down the page). He disappeared very sadly in the final days of the war.
Some say this was because he had tried to escape to the western Allied Forces,
other say he was shot because he didn't follow instruction to stop. Regarding
his articles, he was very orientated on what happened in the US, where he had
been in the 1930s. Who in those days could travel so far away? He frankly described
in an issue (see main RM page) the HRO receiver as well as the Hammerlund Super
Pro; he also described the military communication receiver Schwabenland
including its full schematic! Considering his US orientated interest, he might
also have had enemies. However, the topics are definitely peace time subjects,
maybe meant to ease the individual feelings, like most movies did in those days.

*This text was
originally meant for issue 7/8 July/August 1943 only. However, its meaning is
also valid for the other copies

I discussed
recently with Werner Thote the quality of Radio Mentor during wartime and
before. He told me that Radio Mentor was also meant for publication abroad. This
may have been the partial solution, but still too much is dedicated to German
readers. I would like to reproduce the original message in Radio Mentor issue
11/12 November/December 1943:
Zur Vereinfachung des Geschäftvorgangs werden die Bezugsgebühren für den
Radio-Mentor ab 1.1.1944 halbjährlich von den Postämtern eingezogen. Damit
entfällt in Zukunft die Rechnungslegung und direkte Ueberweisung der
Bezugsgebühr an uns. Die Vorlage der Quittung seitens der Postämter für das
Halbjahr 1944 erfolgt zwischen dem 15. und 23. Dezember 1943. Die Einlösung der
Quittung über RM 4,- zuzüglich Zustellgebühr sichert Ihnen auch weiterhin Ihr
Radio-Mentor-Abonnement. Bei Feldpost- und Ausland-Beziehern verbleibt es der
bisherigen Reglung ebenso, wenn Sie den Radio-Mentor durch Buchhandlung beziehen.
It is clear
that 'Feldpost'# means that it concerned service personnel somewhere in the
field and/or abroad. It is also clear that Radio Mentor could be purchased in
book stores. It is also evident that Radio Mentor was distributed to foreign
countries, such as Spain and I guess Italy and viewing the fact of the existence
of quite some series of Radio Mentor in Holland, that The Netherlands was among
the distributed countries. Werner Thote also told me, that some German radio
manufacture companies made some wartime export series. Their schematics were
being published in Radio Mentor in contrast to other German radio periodicals.

#
Feldpost was the military postal service, where each military division or
section got a number like: 12345. The Feldpost organisation kept records which
division was stationed where. This worked also when they where on the move. When
it concerned troops at very remote spots, like far away in Russia, it could take
some time before the post reached its designation. They received then often
several letters or packages at once. No one could see from a 'Feldpost-Nummer'
whom was actually involved and stationed where. When letters were written, in
the header the date was freely given, though, as place was being mentioned O.U
(Ort Ungenannt = place not being specified)

Werner Thote's instant e-mail reply on 6th November 2010 is shown at the lower
section of this webpage##

Integrally
copied periodicals:

Heft 7 July 1942 (please
notice on pages 320-321, an article on US minature radio valves!)

Heft 8 August
1942 (please notice pictures of a Motorola portable radio fit with US
miniature valve series, such 1T4, 1R4 ...)

**
I guess, that this implicated that this concerned postal bundles (consisting of
many letter/packages meant for the entire military section, maybe having 100 or
more applicants)
*** I have read a different explanation, from someone who was engaged at the
OKW in Berlin during wartime (O.U
= Ort Ungenannt = place not being specified) The latter explanation sounds more
logic to me.
However, afterwards the discussion continued and we agreed upon:
o.U. / O.U. / OU ohne Unterkunftsangabe / OrtsUnterkunft